Wasted opportunity

Rating: 5/10 (8 September 2019)

What's starts out as the makings of a great dystopian sci-fi, eventually degenerates into a cheesy action movie. Shame, as the movie has a brilliant premise, and starts out very strong. All the ideas and potential are there, but rather than focus on what could have been a great story, throws everything away in the second hour in action sequences, which are impressive, often ridiculous, and eventually tiring. The big budget shows too in the incredible visuals and early sets, but sadly the storytelling plays second fiddle. Strong actors and parts are wasted, and the female lead, with little material to work with, is a cardboard cutout. It condescends the IQ of the viewer by telling not showing. The potential for a great story was there, but the telling - in the second part - was terrible. Shame.